It is common knowledge that the makers of Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream are outspoken environmentalists. So when they posted an article titled,
you can rest assured the article is not seriously supporting this recent shift in US policy.
Their reasons for supporting Trump's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement? The lack of clean energy jobs (then noting that China has a plethora of clean energy jobs), rising seawaters from climate change mean more beachfront property, it's cool to be a "loner" country while the 194 other countries are pulling together to tackle climate change, etc...
The sarcasm is thick, but is it an effective way to make an argument? Their article caught my attention, I took the time to read it, think about the issue of climate change, and even post this for my weekly blog assignment, so there's that. If the intent is to bring light to the issue of climate change, their verbiage was effective. Rather than take their argument as proof that the US belongs in the Paris Climate Agreement, Ben & Jerry made me realize I have no idea what the details of the Paris Climate Agreement are. I have no idea how the agreement is enforced or funded. I have no idea how we have benefited as a global population as a result of the Paris Climate Agreement. I need to be more informed. I do believe that we all are stewards of this beautiful earth and working together to take care of our planet has the potential to be far more effective than a fractured approach.
Thank you, Ben & Jerry, for lending your voice to this important issue. What do you think about Ben & Jerry's article? How did they affect your view of the US pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement?
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